VARIOUS PROPERTIES
AN IATMUL FOOD HOOK
Details
AN IATMUL FOOD HOOK
The flat shaft with broadly scalloped sides, the top portion decorated with a stylized human head, the bottom a series of concentric arcs and bird heads, the hook with two points at right angles, a knob at the bottom, surmounted by a round human head with prominent triangular nose, the eyes with concentric circles, the top of the head tapering to a point and pierced for suspension, the back similarly painted and incised, black, white, red and yellow pigmentation, 53½in. (135.9cm.) high
The flat shaft with broadly scalloped sides, the top portion decorated with a stylized human head, the bottom a series of concentric arcs and bird heads, the hook with two points at right angles, a knob at the bottom, surmounted by a round human head with prominent triangular nose, the eyes with concentric circles, the top of the head tapering to a point and pierced for suspension, the back similarly painted and incised, black, white, red and yellow pigmentation, 53½in. (135.9cm.) high
Provenance
Collected by the Apostolic Mission at Jama Village north of Pagui in 1941
Stanley Moriarity, Sydney
Stanley Moriarity, Sydney
Literature
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Melanesian Art, no. 130
Exhibited
New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, April 20-May 22, 1966